Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, 11210, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2012 May;16(4):807-17. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-9999-6.
There has been little evaluation regarding whether men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited in one type of venue differ in behavioral and demographic characteristics from those recruited in others. We surveyed MSM in gay bars/clubs (n = 199), bathhouses (n = 194), and off Craigslist.org (n = 208). Men in bathhouses reported the greatest average number of partners and were less likely to disclose their HIV status. Among men reporting anal sex; those on Craigslist reported the least condom use. Finally, men surveyed in gay bars/clubs were the youngest of the three and the most likely to be single; they also reported the highest levels of attachment to the gay community and the most frequent alcohol use. Our findings demonstrate the need to tailor HIV prevention efforts to the location in which they are targeted, and for researchers to evaluate if participants differ by recruitment source.
关于在一种场所招募的男男性行为者（MSM）与在其他场所招募的 MSM 是否存在行为和人口统计学特征方面的差异，我们很少进行评估。我们调查了男同性恋酒吧/俱乐部（n = 199）、浴室（n = 194）和 Craigslist.org 上的 MSM（n = 208）。浴室中的男性报告的平均性伴侣数量最多，且不太可能透露自己的 HIV 状况。在报告肛交的男性中，在 Craigslist 上报告的避孕套使用率最低。最后，在男同性恋酒吧/俱乐部接受调查的男性是这三组中最年轻的，也是最有可能单身的；他们还报告了对同性恋社区的最高依恋度和最频繁的饮酒。我们的研究结果表明，需要根据目标场所来调整 HIV 预防措施，并且研究人员需要评估参与者是否因招募来源而异。
